58th National Film Awards

• 58^th National Film Awards presented to the best of Indian Cinema released during the year 2010
  
• President Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presented the 58^th National Film Awards for the year 2010 at a function in New Delhi
• Veteran Film maker K. Balachander conferred on prestigious the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year – 2010 for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian Cinema
  

   

   

  List of winners:
  

   

  Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year – 2010: K. Balachander
  

   

   

  FEATURE FILMS
  

   

  • Best Lyrics: Vairamuthu For Best Feature Film: Adaminte Makan Abu (Malayalam)
    
  • Indira Gandhi Award For Best Debut Film Of A Director: Baboo Band Baaja (Marathi)
    
  • Award For Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment:Dabangg (Hindi)
    
  • Nargis Dutt Award For Best Feature Film On National Integration:Moner Manush (Bengali)
    
  • Best Film On Social Issues: Champions (Marathi)
    
  • Best Film On Environment Conservation/Preservation: Bettada Jeeva(Kannada)
    
  • Best Children’s Film: Hejjegalu (Kannada)
    
  • Best Direction: Vetrimaran For Aadukalam (Tamil)
    
  • Best Actor: Dhanush For Aadukalam (Tamil) And Salim Kumar For Adaminte Makan Abu (Malayalam)
    
  • Best Actress: Mitalee Jagtap Varadkar For Baboo Band Baaja (Marathi) And Saranya Ponvannan For Thenmerkku Paruvakkatru (Tamil)
    
  • Best Supporting Actor: J Thambi Ramaiah For Mynaa (Tamil)
    
  • Best Supporting Actress: Sukumari For Namma Gramam (Tamil)
    
  • Best Child Artist: Harsh Mayar For I Am Kalam (Hindi), Shantanu Ranganekar And Machindra Gadkar For Champions (Marathi) And Vivek Chabukswar For Baboo Band Baaja (Marathi)
    
  • Best Male Playback Singer: Suresh Wadkar For Mee Sindhutai Sapkal (Marathi)
    
  • Best Female Playback Singer: Rekha Bhardwaj For Ishqiya (Hindi)
    
  • Best Cinematography: Madhu Ambat For Adaminte Makan Abu (Malayalam)
    Best Cinematography: Madhu Ambat For Adaminte Makan Abu (Malayalam)
    
  • Best Screenplay: (Original): Vetrimaran For Aadukalam (Tamil)
    
  • Best Screenplay: (Adapted): Anant Mahadevan And Sanjay Pawar For Mee Sindhutai Sapkal (Marathi)
    
  • Best Screenplay: (Dialogues): Sanjay Pawar For Mee Sindhutai Sapkal (Marathi)
    
  • Best Audiography: Kaamod Kharade (Location Sound Recordist) For Ishqiya (Hindi)
    Best Audiography: Debajit Changmai (Re-Recordist Of The Final Mixed Track) Forishqiya (Hindi)
    
  • Best Editing: Te Kishore For Aadukalam (Tamil)
    
  • Best Production Design: Sabu Cyril For Enthiran (Tamil)
    
  • Best Costume Designer: Indrans Jayan For Namma Gramam (Tamil)
    
  • Best Make-Up Artist: Vikram Gaikwad For Moner Manush (Bengali)
    
  • Best Music Direction (Songs): Vishal Bhardwaj For Ishqiya (Hindi)
    
  • Best Music Direction (Background Score): Issak Thomas Kottakapally Foradaminte Makan Abu (Malayalam)
    
  • Thenmerkku Paruvakkatru (Tamil)
    
  • Special Jury Award: Mee Sindhutai Sapkal (Marathi)
    
  • Best Special Effects: V Srinivas M Mohan For Enthiran (Tamil)
    
  • Best Choreography: Dinesh Kumar For Aadukalam (Tamil)
    

   

  BEST FEATURE FILM IN EACH OF THE LANGUAGE SPECIFIED IN THE SCHEDULE VIII OF THE CONSTITUTION
  

   

  • Best Assamese Film: Jetuka Patar Dare
    
  • Best Bengali Film: Ami Aadu
    
  • Best Hindi Film: Do Dooni Char
    
  • Best Kannada Film: Puttakkana Highway
    
  • Best Malayalam Film: Veettilekkulla Vazhi
    
  • Best Marathi Film: Mala Aai Vhhaychay
    
  • Best Tamil Film: Thenmerkku Paruvakkatru
    
  • Best English Film: Memories In March
    
  • Special Mention: Bettada Jeeva (Kannada)
    
  • Special Mention: Aadukalam (Tamil)
    

   

   

  NON-FEATURE FILMS
  

   

  • Best Non-Feature Film: Germ (Hindi)
    
  • Best Debut Non-Feature Film Of A Director: Pistulya (Marathi & Telugu)
    
  • Best Ethnographic Film: Songs Of Mashangva (Tangkhul, Manipuri & English)
    
  • Best Biographical Film: Nilamadhaba (English)
    
  • Best Arts And Culture Film: Leaving Home (English & Hindi)
    
  • Best Science & Technology Film: Heart To Heart (Manipuri & English)
    
  • Best Promotional Film: Ek Ropa Dhan (Hindi)
    
  • Best Environment Film: Iron Is Hot (English)
    
  • Best Film On Social Issues: Understanding Trafficking (Bengali, Hindi & English)
    
  • Best Educational Film: Advaitham (Telugu)
    
  • Best Film On Sports: Boxing Ladies (Hindi)
    
  • Best Investigative Film: A Pestering Journey (Malayalam, Punjabi, Hindi, English & Tulu)
    
  • Special Jury Award: Kabira Khada Bazaar Mein (Hindi)
    
  • Short Fiction Film: Kal 15 August Dukan Band Rahegi (Hindi)
    
  • Best Film On Family Values: Love In India (Bengali & English)
    
  • Best Direction: Shyam Raat Seher (Hindi & Engish)
    
  • Best Cinematography: Shyam Raat Seher (Hindi & English)
    
  • Best Audiography: Harikumar Madhavan Nair (Re-Recordist – Final Mixed Track) For A Pestering Journey (Malayalam, Punjabi, Hindi English And Tulu)
    
  • Best Editing: Tinni Mitra For Germ (Hindi)
    
  • Best Narration: (For Writing The Narration): Nilanjan Bhattacharya For Johar: Welcome To Our World (Hindi And English)
    
  • Special Mention: Ottayal (One Woman Alone) (Malayalam)
    
  • Special Mention: The Zeliangrongs (Manipuri & English)
    
  • Special Mention: Pistulya (Marathi & Telugu)
    

   

  BEST WRITING ON CINEMA
  

   

1. Best Book On Cinema: From Rajahs And Yogis To Gandhi And Beyond: Images Of India In International Films Of The Twentieth Century (English) Publisher: Seagull Books
   
2. Special Mention: Cinema Bhojpuri (English)
   
3. Special Mention: Thiraicheelai (Tamil)
   
4. Best Film Critic: Joshy Joseph (English)
   

Best Film Critic: N Manu Chakravarthy (Kannada & English)

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011